Works on the 97th Infantry Division Memorial continue successfully.

By the end of April, a memorial dedicated to the 97th Infantry Division of the U.S. Army will be finished. This division helped liberate western Czechoslovakia in April and May of 1945. It is being built in Skvrňany on Na Okraji Street. It is made of steel elements anchored into concrete footings. The memorial is more than 5 meters long and up to 2.14 meters high. The project also includes two new benches and an information desk.

The memorial's shape is based on the path of the 97th Infantry Division within Europe. It starts at the French port of Le Havre and ends in the city of Pilsen. The memorial rises 214 levels to represent the 214 soldiers of the division who died in Europe. It is made from a solid piece of weather-resistant, patinated steel that is 8 millimeters thick. The panel has a cutout of the 97th Infantry Division's emblem, the trident in the coat of arms. Each break in the panel has the name of the city it represents and the date the 97th Infantry Division entered that city. On the bottom edge is the number of casualties on that date. The design was created by David Foud. The memorial will be unveiled on May 3, 2025, at 3 p.m.

The 97th Infantry Division (nicknamed the "Trident Division") arrived in Czechoslovakia on April 24, 1945, and then liberated the town of Cheb on April 25, 1945. The division continued its advance through Czechoslovakia until May 6, 1945, when it reached the outskirts of Pilsen. This paved the way for the 16th Armored Division, which liberated the city of Pilsen on the same day. During its advance through Czechoslovakia, the 97th Infantry Division lost at least 50 soldiers. The division's total casualties for the entire war amounted to 214 soldiers. The division did not become involved in the war until the very end, arriving in Europe on March 27, 1945. The 97th Infantry Division is famous for firing the last shot on the European battlefield during World War II. The 97th Infantry Division is one of the few American divisions that fought in both the European and Pacific theaters during World War II.